Series: Governments need more creative upskilling solutions

This series is written by Shira Honig. Shira Honig is a dual Canadian-American citizen working as a senior data policy advisor in the Ontario Government and is a graduate of NYU's Wagner School of Public Service. She is Co-Chair of the Education Committee at the Technologists for the Public Good and recently contributed to Apolitical's course, Digital Fundamentals of Government.

Governments need more creative upskilling solutions: Part 1

The problem of recruiting much-needed tech talent into government gets a lot of attention in the field of public interest technology (“civic tech", “govtech”). As challenging as it is, even more thorny–and arguably more important–is the need to upskill existing government employees. Read the article here

Governments need more creative upskilling solutions: Part 2

A variety of upskilling efforts within and for government exist. But is the right thing being built? Read the article here

Governments need more creative upskilling solutions: Part 3

By far the most effective way for anyone to learn a new skill is to immerse themselves in it. Immersion should be the starting principle for any digital upskilling programme, as well as good design. Read the article here

Governments need more creative upskilling solutions: Part 4

The best programme design begins with loads of questions, and a clear understanding of the problem, based on gathering existing data. Read the article here

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